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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1985
Page
2
Police and soldiers faced sniper fire and rock throwing while clearing roadblocks set by demonstrators across Jamaica. At least three people died in Kingston and Maypen as violence spread, but about 12,000 foreign visitors were reportedly uninjured and resorts largely remained near normal.
The National Urban League says Black America lost more ground in 1984 amid rising polarization and poverty. President John E. Jacob notes progress in the 1960s and 70s, but a slide since then due to tough economic times.
A U S Air Force HH 53 helicopter crashed on the Panamanian ship 540 miles north of Honolulu while attempting to airlift a sick seaman. Six crewmen died and one is missing presumed dead as a fire broke out on the vessel.
A galaxy acting as a gravitational lens may allow precise weighing of the lensing mass and could resolve debates about the universe's size and age. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory astronomer Marc Gorenstein notes the galaxy bends light from a distant quasar, a phenomenon Einstein predicted.
DES MOINES IOWA AP no hair-raising turns or spine tingling drops would lure riders to this roller coaster but its gentle hills could keep children clinging to wheelchairs as it whooshed down the rails at an amusement park for the handicapped a Des Moines pressman spends his free time making life happy for handicapped children plan to build wish park unveiled by Des Moines worker focused on disabled youths
Doyle Skillern was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville for the 1974 murder of undercover narcotics agent Patrick Randel. Sanne, who admitted shooting Randel, received a life sentence, with possible parole by June. Randel's widow called the execution a relief.
The 6 3 ruling allows teachers and school officials to search students without a court ordered warrant when drugs or weapons are suspected The decision aims to restore discipline while preserving Fourth Amendment protections The case involved a New Jersey high school student known as T L O and drew comments from educators and civil liberties advocates
In Chicago AP reports sex experts contest Ann Landers sampling saying most women would forgo sex for tenderness. Playboy’s Jim Petersen and Dr Ruth Westheimer warn the finding could push society back to Victorian norms, stressing caressing as integral to sexuality. Over 90,000 readers answered the column question on being content with hold and cuddling.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker told Republican senators that a $50 billion budget cut next year could bring lower interest rates. Senate leaders, including Robert Dole, push to shrink deficits to under $100 billion by 1988 while avoiding tax increases.
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